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Solved!! Spotify randomly stops music

Hi! So I just recently started having this problem. I use an iOS device with a free plan and I was listening to music when after a few songs, the music would stop and I would need to go back in to Spotify and restart my playlist. I tried deleting the...

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Solved!! Audio Glitching / Stuttering / Popping

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(iPhone 13 Pro Max)Operating System(iOS 18.1.1) My Question or IssueI have a strange issue with my Spotify where it skips when connected via Bluetooth and my iPhone. The audio will glitch and stutter. It becomes e...

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iOS Troubleshooting Guide

We've gathered general troubleshooting steps for iOS devices in this guide. These are known to solve a variety of issues. Common issues: Spotify not playing Can’t hear any sound Spotify is offline Basic troubleshooting: Restart both the Spotify app a...

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Solved!! How to play the "Eat this playlist"

Do i have to get premium to do it?And i have the latest version which is 8.8.44.527 but i still cant see the option

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iOS Local Files: Easier import with the Files app

It is now easier to import Local Files into the Spotify iOS app through the Files app on your iOS device. A computer and WiFi network are not required to use this new import method. This means that you can now import Local Files into the Spotify iOS ...

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Distortion and really bad sound quality

Hi guys! ( first time on the forums ) I was wondering if anyone can help me out...I'm currently using the iPhone 5 with the iOS version of 8.0 (I think) and the sound quality is terrible through earphones I've tried different syncing qualities, reins...

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Hi guys! ( first time on the forums ) I was wondering if anyone can help me out... I'm currently using the iPhone 5 with the iOS version of 8.0 (I think) and the sound quality is terrible through ...

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Solved!! download music

hello everybody, last week I've saved some playlist in the offline mode and it had used all my internet data provided by my mobile company, how can I stop that downloading when I'm not connected with the wifi?

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hello everybody, last week I've saved some playlist in the offline mode and it had used all my internet data provided by my mobile company,  how can I stop that downloading when I'm not conn...

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Local tracks stop music playback

When playing a playlist that has both local files and spotify songs, music will stop playing once a local file song has played all the way through and finished. Spotify will change to the next song, but no music will play, and no matter how long you ...

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When playing a playlist that has both local files and spotify songs, music will stop playing once a local file song has played all the way through and finished. Spotify will change to the next song, ...

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Solved!! ipod touch 5g no sync local files

hi, i've got a ipod touch 5g with iOS 8.1.3 and a PC with Win7. Both devices got the newest Spotify- version. I can sync my offline- playlists, but it doesn't sync my local files. I tried the re-installation of Spotify on my IPod. Thank you for your ...

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hi,   i've got a ipod touch 5g with iOS 8.1.3 and a PC with Win7. Both devices got the newest Spotify- version.   I can sync my offline- playlists, but it doesn't sync my local file...

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Organize the albums from an artist

I was wondering if is it posible to organize the albums from an artist just like iTunes does. I mean, if I have 4 albums from an artist, I don't want to scroll down all the list of songs. I would like to see quickly the 4 images of each album and onl...

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I was wondering if is it posible to organize the albums from an artist just like iTunes does. I mean, if I have 4 albums from an artist, I don't want to scroll down all the list of songs. I would lik...

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iOS playlist, random songs!

Hey! I'm just wondering why you guys changed the way music is played from iOS 6 to 7. I will play a playlist on my iOS 6 device and it will play some of my playlist but then will play random songs not on my playlist! On my iOS 7 device it will play s...

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Hey! I'm just wondering why you guys changed the way music is played from iOS 6 to 7. I will play a playlist on my iOS 6 device and it will play some of my playlist but then will play random songs no...

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Offline mode second device

On my primary device I have no troubles making albums and Individual songs available for offline play. ON MY SECONDARY DEVICE I cannot seem to get anything to stick for offline ( green arrow indicating its good to go) Any ideas/ similar problems?

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On my primary device I have no troubles making albums and Individual songs available for offline play. ON MY SECONDARY DEVICE I cannot seem to get anything to stick for offline ( green arrow indicati...

MattSuda

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The function "search" doesn't show anything.

Since 2 month every time I try to search an artist on my Spotify for IPhone, spotify shows me this error: "There was an error". I use it in italian language. Please help me!

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Since 2 month every time I try to search an artist on my Spotify for IPhone, spotify shows me this error: "There was an error". I use it in italian language.   Please help me!

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Solved!! Playlists are not showing on my iPhone

Hello, I have been using spotify for years without any major issues, i was updated one of my playlists and when i have come to sync my phone, no playlists are shown, If i open the desktop app, the playlists are there but under devices, click on my ph...

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Hello,   I have been using spotify for years without any major issues, i was updated one of my playlists and when i have come to sync my phone, no playlists are shown, If i open the desktop ...

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Touch Preview on iPod Touch 5g

I recently got the Spotify iOS app on my iPod Touch 5g (using iOS 8), and have been trying to use the 'Touch Preview' function. However, I can't seem to get it to work and I don't know why. I have seen the YouTube video demonstrating the feature, but...

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I recently got the Spotify iOS app on my iPod Touch 5g (using iOS 8), and have been trying to use the 'Touch Preview' function. However, I can't seem to get it to work and I don't know why. I have se...

MattSuda

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3G Streaming cutting in/out

I have spotify on my iphone 6 running IOS 8. On wifi streaming is fine. On 3G streaming is cutting in/out. I have checked settings and quality is set to normal. The same issue was happening with my previous iphone 5. Note: My wife has iphone 5 and sh...

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I have spotify on my iphone 6 running IOS 8.   On wifi streaming is fine. On 3G streaming is cutting in/out. I have checked settings and quality is set to normal.   The same issue w...

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Local music does not remain synced

Hi - I have uploaded local music to my iPhone 6 and ipad mini 3. However the music doesn't remain synced. I can see it in the playlists, but when playing on my iPhone or iPad, it skips over those tracks and says "cannot be found" or "not synced." It ...

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Hi -   I have uploaded local music to my iPhone 6 and ipad mini 3.    However the music doesn't remain synced. I can see it in the playlists, but when playing on my iPhone or i...

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Spotify Connect Application

What idiot decided that the "connect to device" icon and the device selection icons will only show AFTER a piece of music has been selected to play? It means you lose the first 6 or 7 seconds of the top of the track which you then have to restart. TH...

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What idiot decided that the "connect to device" icon and the device selection icons will only show AFTER a piece of music has been selected to play? It means you lose the first 6 or 7 seconds of th...

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Next song command

Good day, I have spotify premium on my iphone. I use it alot while riding my bike. Can I skip a song or go to the hext song by voice command or pushing a button on the apple earplug remote?

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Good day,   I have spotify premium on my iphone. I use it alot while riding my bike. Can I skip a song or go to the hext song by voice command or pushing a button on the apple earplug remo...

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Spotify Refuses to Play Any Song (NOTHING)

So...recently I have become totally unable to play any song whatsoever. Radio? No. Playlists? Still nope. Music? Absolutely not. This is ridiculous. First, it won't work with my car, now it is completely worthless.Iphone 4S ios 7.1.2Spotify 2.3.0This...

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So...recently I have become totally unable to play any song whatsoever. Radio? No. Playlists? Still nope. Music? Absolutely not. This is ridiculous. First, it won't work with my car, now it is comple...

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Spotify not working on my iphone 5

I log into spotify and it says I have a free account, but I have a premium....I try the upgrade button and it shows I have a premium account and yet it's defaulted to free and I can't access music? I tried logging out back in. Deleting the app reinst...

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I log into spotify and it says I have a free account, but I have a premium....I try the upgrade button and it shows I have a premium account and yet it's defaulted to free and I can't access music? I...

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Solved!! Free trial activated in error

Activated 7 day free trial in error wanted the 30 day free trial. Can I still get the 30 day trial when the 7 day one ends

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Activated 7 day free trial in error wanted the 30 day free trial. Can I still get the 30 day trial when the 7 day one ends

MattSuda

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No access to Spotify on iPhone

When I click on the Spotify tab I just get the Apple logo, was working fine until today?

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When I click on the Spotify tab I just get the Apple logo, was working fine until today?

MattSuda

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Remove an artist from a playlist... How to?

Hi All, I would like to remove an artist or an album from an existing playlist. How do I do that?My kid added some bunk-arse things to my playlist and I want to keep the playlist just dump the bunk. . . and no - I do not expect to go through it *one*...

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Hi All, I would like to remove an artist or an album from an existing playlist.  How do I do that? My kid added some bunk-arse things to my playlist and I want to keep the playlist just dump ...

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Says error occurred

Whenever I go to play a certain artist or album it will ways come up with " an error occurred. Please try again later" but if I go into songs all the music is there and I can listen offline. This has only been happening on my iPhone 4 for the past fe...

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Whenever I go to play a certain artist or album it will ways come up with " an error occurred. Please try again later" but if I go into songs all the music is there and I can listen offline. This has...

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